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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120082950 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRA-ORAL DRUG DELIVERY Systems and methods are disclosed for intra-oral delivery of drugs.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070796 | Orthodontic Appliance The low profile orthodontic appliance generally has a height between and generally not including 0.0190 and 0.020 inches and having a depth less than 0.026 inches, with a preferred embodiment being a height of 0.0195 inches and a depth of 0.025 inches. The slot is prefe... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120034572 | SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR ENHANCED SILANATION OF CERAMIC MATERIALS A coated medical implant, such as a coated dental component, is provided, the coated medical implant including a substrate surface formed of a material comprising available hydroxyl groups and a silicon oxide coating layer chemisorbed on the substrate surface. A method ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120015315 | CUSTOMIZED ORTHODONTIC BRACKET SYSTEM A customized orthodontic bracket system is provided. The system can include a bracket having a customized bracket bonding pad for bonding the bracket to a tooth of a patient and a bracket slot adapted to receive a customized archwire. The customized archwire is adapted ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110311935 | Orthodontic connector assembly and a method for treating teeth An orthodontic connector assembly 10 including a plurality of substantially identical connecting members, such as members 12, 14 which include a movable but biased portion 20 which is adapted to selectively and removably receive a pocket portion ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110281228 | POLYCRYSTALLINE CERAMIC ORTHODONTIC COMPONENT The invention relates to a method for producing an orthodontic component (1) formed by a polycrystalline ceramic structure, wherein the powder that is used is formed into a green body and subsequently sintered in a temperature range having a lower limit of more t... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110250556 | Mounting Arrangement with Mounting Aid and Orthodontic Bracket The invention concerns a mounting arrangement for mounting an orthodontic bracket on a tooth. The mounting arrangement comprises an orthodontic bracket and a mounting aid, wherein the mounting aid can be detachably connected to the orthodontic bracket with positive enga... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110189622 | COLORED ALUMINA SINTERED BODY OF HIGH TOUGHNESS AND HIGH TRANSLUCENCY, AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD AND ITS USES Because fracture toughness and translucency of translucent colored alumina sintered body of the past were low, the alumina sintered body was not suitable for uses such as dental materials, which require high toughness. The present invention relates to providing a transl... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110151391 | Orthodontic Brackets and Devices The invention relates to a bracket for fixing to the exterior face of a tooth, the bracket having a base, which lies against the tooth and in which a trapezoid shape slot is configured to receive a wire bow. The base of the slot runs essentially perpendicularly in the o... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110129785 | Orthodontic device An improved orthodontic tensioning device having an elastomeric resilient body portion and first and second connectors which are securely attached to the elastomeric resilient body portion and have elements for connecting with a connecting structure. | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110097682 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CUSTOMISED ORTHODONTIC DEVICE, AND DEVICE PRODUCED IN THIS MANNER Method for producing a customized orthodontic device having an arch wire and a plurality of elements which each include a bracket provided with a groove for inserting the arch wire, each bracket being placed on an intermediate component which is itself placed on a base ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110086322 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS A method of producing a customized orthodontic appliance (1), including brackets (12) fixed to teeth (13) of a dental arch of a patient and an orthodontic archwire (11). Each bracket (12) is fixed to a surface of a tooth (13) of... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110059413 | METHOD FOR DERIVING SHAPE INFORMATION A method for deriving shape information of a person's skull and dentition, comprising the steps of: taking an impression of the person's dentition, taking a first scan of the person's head, while the person is wearing the impression, taking a second scan of the impressi... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110027742 | TRANSLUCENT ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND USE OF THE SAME A subject of the invention relates to providing a powder for a translucent zirconia sintered body which is necessary for the production of a zirconia sintered body having a high sintered-body density and high strength and giving an excellent sense of translucency, witho... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100330522 | ORTHODONTIC OR DENTAL ELEMENTS The invention relates to orthodontic or dental appliances with a substrate, at least certain regions of which are provided with a coating containing titanium dioxide and/or titanium nitride, as well as a coating formulation and a method of applying the coating formulati... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100266976 | ORTHODONTIC FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCE An oral functional appliance for adjusting functions of oral muscle organs includes a base and a body. The base is connected to a tooth surface, and the body is provided with at least one protrusion at a surface thereof.... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100239994 | ANCHORING DEVICE FOR TOOTH AND/OR JAW ADJUSTMENT The present invention relates to an anchoring device for regulating teeth and/or jaw, having an anchoring element (1) comprising a shank (2) for arranging in a jaw bone or a tooth, and a head (3), whereon a cap (10) for arranging at least one... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100216084 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR SURGICAL OPERATION OF STRAIGHTENING IRREGULAR TEETH A connection device for a surgical operation of straightening irregular teeth is provided, which is used to connect a connection wire which connects brackets which are attached to respective teeth with a tension member which is connected with an anchor, to thereby reinf... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100178628 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE AND ORTHODONTIC METHOD An orthodontic device and an orthodontic method that can prevent an orthodontic treatment from being eccentrically performed while aligning straightly tooth. The orthodontic device includes teeth-attachment unit attached to an orthodontic tooth object; and hook member p... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100151403 | Bracket with improved arch wire slot liner A ceramic orthodontic bracket assembly for attaching an arch wire to a tooth of the invention includes a bracket body made of a first transparent or translucent ceramic which consists essentially of a monocrystalline alumina. The bracket body has a mesial-distal channel... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100129764 | CERAMIC ORTHODONTIC BRACKET WITH IMPROVED DEBONDING CHARACTERISTICS A ceramic bracket has mesial and distal sections that are initially spaced apart from each other by an elongated channel. The bracket is debonded from a patient's tooth at the conclusion of treatment by pivoting one or both of the mesial and distal sections in an arc ab... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100129775 | Method of bonding pigmented polymeric coatings onto the surace of metallic orthodontic tools and appliances This invention discloses a method of bonding FDA approved pigmented polymeric film forming coatings onto the surface of metallic orthodontic tools and appliances. In the preferred embodiment, stainless steel orthodontic brackets are coated with a functionalized coating ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100081106 | ORTHODONTIC IMPLEMENT REMOVABLY ATTACHED TO LIP PROTECTOR The present invention relates to an orthodontic implement removably attached to a lip protector adapted to cover an orthodontic appliance for correction of irregular alignment of teeth having orthodontic brackets attached on the faces of teeth and orthodontic wires and ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100035199 | MOUTH-WORN ORNAMENTAL JEWELRY FOR MOUNTING ON BRACES There is disclosed an assembly comprising: a brace for correcting the position of teeth and/or molars, and an ornamental element. The assembly comprises an ornamental element which is provided with means for engagement with the brace. The engaging means are provided wit... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100028823 | Anti-microbial orthodontic compositions and appliances and methods of production and use thereof The presently disclosed and claimed invention is directed to anti-microbial orthodontic apparatus and anti-microbial orthodontic compositions comprising an effective amount of a selenium compound, kits containing same, and methods of producing and using said anti-microb... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100003630 | ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODIES WITH HIGH TOTAL LIGHT TRANSMISSION AND HIGH STRENGTH, USES OF THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME The invention relates to the use of a sintered body obtained by subjecting a primary sintered body having a relative density of 95% or higher produced from a fine yttria-containing zirconia powder to HIP sintering at a temperature of 1,200-1,600° C. and a pressure of 5... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090305183 | Bell-Mouthed Active Wing Bracket A bell-mouthed active wing bracket includes an immovable wing (11) combined with a bracket holder (1) and a movable wing (2) pivotally disposed on the bracket holder (1) by sliding. A “-” shape groove is formed between the immovable wing ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090286195 | FORCE-RESPONSIVE ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHICH USE THE SAME Force magnitudes and/or directions may be determined objectively using orthodontic brackets having an elastomeric member which allows one portion of the bracket to be resiliently moveable relative to at least on other portion of the bracket. In a preferred embodiment, t... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090181337 | Wire disengagement instrument A wire disengagement tool for removing an archwire from an archwire slot of a self-ligating orthodontic bracket, including a handle, a center arm, and at least one side arm for grasping a portion of the archwire extending laterally from the bracket. The center arm inclu... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090162806 | REPLACEMENT TOOTH The present invention relates to a replacement tooth that includes a tooth body and a bracket. The bracket is coupled to the tooth body and includes at least one prong for communicating with an orthodontic apparatus. The bracket also includes a retaining plate that is e... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090136889 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET INCLUDING MECHANISM FOR REDUCING SLOT WIDTH FOR EARLY TORQUE CONTROL Orthodontic brackets include a bracket base, at least one arch wire slot formed in the base adapted to receive and arch wire therein, and means for selectively narrowing the width of at least a portion of the arch wire slot so as to allow for engagement of an undersized... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090111067 | High toughness translucent alumina sintered body, method for producing the same, and its uses In the conventional alumina sintered bodies, a sintered body having high flexural strength, high toughness and high translucency in combination is not obtained, and a translucent alumina sintered body suitable for a dental material requiring both strength and sensuousne... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090104578 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME A method for producing an orthodontic bracket is comprised of sintering a molded body of highly-pure alumina fine powder at a temperature of 1,200° C. to 1,300° C. to obtain a sintered body composed of crystals having a relative density of 96% to 99.5% and an average ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090098501 | DENTAL RETRACTION DEVICE, METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF The invention relates to a dental retraction device to be used for retracting the gingiva from a prepared tooth structure, the retraction device having the shape of a cord with a radial (x- and y-direction) and longitudinal direction (z-direction) and comprising an abso... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090081603 | Orthodontic Bracket Then invention relates to an orthodontic bracket comprised of a base (2) for the fastening on a tooth and a bent yoke (3a) that can swivel between an open position, in which between the base (2) and a free end of the yoke (3a) i... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090075226 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS Polymeric resin matrix phase (thermoplastic, thermosetting or biomass) is reinforced with fiber filament or fine particles to enhance the mechanical properties (particularly, bending strength and bending stiffness), impact strength while keeping its original transparenc... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090004617 | SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS AND ORTHODONTIC BRACKET SYSTEMS Self-ligating orthodontic brackets and bracket systems. The orthodontic bracket includes a contact point on its bracket body and a contact point on a movable member used to self-ligate an archwire in an archwire slot defined in the bracket body. The contact points are a... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080311533 | Direct bond bracket application instrument An orthodontic instrument that provides for improved placement of direct bond brackets, particularly in the difficult posterior locations. An ergonomic, lightweight, ambidextrous parallel moving jaw assembly which utilizes a familiar hypodermic syringe style interface, ... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080248439 | ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD An orthodontic device includes a bracket having a body and the body includes external surfaces. An archwire passageway is formed in the body. An aperture extends from one of the external surfaces of the body to the passageway. A pawl is attached to the body and includes... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080213718 | LASER SHAPED GREEN METAL BODY AND ORTHODONTIC BRACKET A green metal body is comprised of metal particles and a binder in the shape of an orthodontic bracket and/or base plate. The green metal body is fabricated by being laser-cut with a laser to shape the green metal body into the shape of an orthodontic bracket and/or or ... | 09/04/2008 |
